With 26,000 enrolled students, the University of Zurich (UZH) is Switzerland’s largest university. Founded in the year 1833, UZH was Europe’s first university to be established by a democratic political system; today, UZH is one of the foremost universities in the German-speaking world. With seven faculties that cover over 130 different subject areas, UZH offers a wide variety of Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD programmes.
Numerous distinctions highlight the University’s international renown in the fields of medicine, immunology, genetics, neuroscience and structural biology as well as in economics. To date, the Nobel Prize has been conferred on twelve UZH scholars. More than just a global financial hub, Zurich’s choice of cultural and leisure activities, nightlife, and unmistakable charm, make the city, and its university, exceptionally attractive for international students.